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EDITOR’S LETTER

Within 24 hours of being presented at the World Superyacht Awards in May, the Neptune for Sailing Yacht of the Year was occupying pride of place on board 106.7-metre Black Pearl . I’m always very happy to see a Neptune sitting on a desk or behind some glass on the yachts I visit. No other award in yachting is coveted quite like this one, because no other award in yachting is judged by an independent panel of superyacht owners – and they take their jobs extremely seriously. The 22 judges made more than 250 individual inspections of the nominated yachts this year, and spent weeks poring over GAs, specs, photos and videos before choosing the winners. Despite organising the event, BOAT International has no say in the outcome of the…

EDITOR’S LETTER

Graham Walser Graham has been a photographer for more than 30 years. He has shot for Vogue , Tatler and Harper’s Bazaar , as well as yacht designers Jon Bannenberg and Evan K Marshall. For this month’s issue he shot the beautiful Neptune earrings on page 81. What’s the oddest thing you have been asked to shoot? I’ve taken pictures of everything from a tube of toothpaste to Picasso paintings. Once I was shooting a new chocolate biscuit, and a gallery owner visiting at the time [mistook it for an artwork] and asked if the biscuit was going for auction after I had shot it What’s the most stressful thing to have happened on a shoot? Once in an art gallery a second-century piece of Asian art fell off the stand on to the floor…

Najiba’s noble lines

The 58m Feadship Najiba has been captured enjoying the splendid isolation of the Norwegian fjords following her spring delivery. The all-aluminium Vitruviusdesigned superyacht was spotted on her maiden voyage and will soon head south to spend the summer cruising the Mediterranean. Najiba , meaning “noble” in Arabic, features naval architecture by Philippe Briand and De Voogt. The design was the result of three years of collaboration between the designers and the highly experienced owners. The interior is by Studio Liaigre. feadship.nl…

Najiba’s noble lines

Innovation meets conservation

The new-build sailing superyacht market is progressing with a largely flat performance in 2019, according to Global Order Book figures (which are measured September to September). A total of 61 projects were reported sold or under construction by the end of April this year. The market still has until September to outstrip the 70 sailing projects sold or under construction in last year’s GOB, although the figure to April falls slightly short of the 67 projects recorded in that period last year. Despite this, brokers and shipyards are staying positive, and report an influx of eco-conscious clients making new-build and brokerage enquiries. Northrop & Johnson sales broker Joost Goverts said the company is experiencing “well over the average orders recorded for the last eight years”, and points to bustling activity across…

Innovation meets conservation

“I have concentrated on photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places,” said Slim Aarons of a career spent in the company of the world’s elite. His speciality could have been a reaction against his formative years, capturing the ugly realities of the battlefield as a military photographer during the Second World War. After the conflict, Aarons was hired by Life magazine and went on to take some of the 20th century’s most glamorous and intimate portraits of the rich and famous, often pictured against the honeyed backdrop of the French Riviera or the brightly coloured Amalfi coast. Long, warm summers spent aboard yachts and in villas gave him time to earn the trust of his very private subjects. The resulting images convey not just the heady…

Gold standard Tankoa’s 50m hybrid superyacht Binta d’Or took to the water for the first time in the spring, with the Genoa-based yard holding a celebration for her French owners. While based on the same naval platform as Tankoa’s 2017-delivered Vertige , Binta d’Or has a distinct hybrid propulsion package. This allows the yacht to operate in four “modes” with varying top speeds. Unlike Vertige , Binta d’Or ’s five guest cabins sit on the main deck, rather than the lower deck. She also features a touch-and-go helipad on the foredeck. Following her delivery, Binta d’Or will debut at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. tankoa.it Scientists in deep shock The discovery of what could be a new species at the bottom of the Indian Ocean’s Java Trench has left scientists stunned. The creature,…

Spotlight: New to the market

VALERIE €170 MILLION The 85.1m motor yacht is on the market for the first time, listed for sale at IYC in London. Built by Lürssen to a design by Espen Øino, she was delivered in 2011 with her latest refit in 2019. LUNA B €54.5 MILLION The 66m motor yacht has been listed for sale by KK Superyachts. Built by Oceanco to Lloyd’s class and MCA compliant, she was delivered in 2005 with a full rebuild in 2018/2019. SUNRAYS €129 MILLION The 85.5m motor yacht has been listed for sale at Edmiston & Company. Built by Oceanco with delivery in 2010 and a refit in 2018, she has exterior styling by the late Björn Johansson. ENCORE $22 MILLION The 43.9m sailing yacht has been jointly listed for sale by Fraser and Burgess. Built by New Zealand yard…

Spotlight: New to the market

Designer Evan K Marshall First boat? My family owned a small cabin cruiser in the 60s built by the Pacemaker Company. Your big break? For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawing boats with the intent of becoming a boat designer. After graduation, I took a degree in small craft design from the Yacht Design Institute in Blue Hill, Maine. Source of inspiration? Everything from automotive design to fashion design and furniture design. Favourite furniture designer? Ruhlmann – for establishing the foundations of art deco furniture and architecture design with its clean and simplified detailing. Favourite building? The Guggenheim Museum in New York City on Fifth Avenue, across the park from where I grew up. Most admired yacht designer? In my formative years, I was constantly referring back to David Martin designs for guidance on the proper proportion and balance that…

Spotlight: Seriously for sale

KINTA €17.9 MILLION The 54.9m motor yacht, listed for sale at IYC, has had a price reduction of €1m. She was built by Turquoise Yachts with delivery in 2008 and had a full interior refit in 2012. HERCULINA €15.95 MILLION The 49.7m motor yacht, listed for sale with Cecil Wright & Partners, has had a price reduction of €1.05m. Built by Feadship, she was launched in 1998 with her most recent refit in 2016. TUTKU €1.65 MILLION The 33.7m motor yacht, listed for sale by Fraser, has had a price reduction of €1.3m. Built in cold-moulded wood by Turkish yard Dragos Yachts, she was delivered in 2009. PHOENIX €1.5 MILLION The 36m motor yacht, listed for sale at Ocean Independence, has had a price reduction of €1m. Designed by Bill Dixon, she was built by Leight-Notika and…

Spotlight: Seriously for sale

A clean, green race

The Yacht Club de Monaco’s annual celebration of green yachting, the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge, this year sees hydrogen tech take centre stage. The event, from 2 to 6 July, brings together young engineers and experienced manufacturers to develop clean propulsion systems for yachts – and race the test boats. Two out of the eight 2019 entries in Energy Class are powered by hydrogen. This technology, often touted as a potential successor to diesel yacht engines, has been given a publicity boost by Energy Observer , the world’s first hydrogen-powered boat, which last year set off from France on a six-year voyage to inspire and educate the world about renewable energy. At the heart of the event since its inception five years ago, the Solar Class has attracted 18 entrants…

A clean, green race

Back in the saddle

With just under two years until the next America’s Cup and with World Series racing looming on the horizon, fitness has become a huge focus for our sailing team. The decade between the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia and the 35th edition in Bermuda changed its athletic demands beyond recognition. In Valencia we raced the monohull IACC class which demanded short bursts of explosive power to be delivered occasionally (sometimes very occasionally) over the duration of a two-hour race. The 35th America’s Cup in the multihull, foiling AC50 could not have been more different, demanding a sustained physical effort over a much shorter duration race at 20 to 25 minutes. The physical effort was much more like a cycling time-trial (we saw this literally with the Kiwi “cyclors” who replaced traditional grinders)…

Back in the saddle

LITTLE BLUE BOOK

It is a truism that travel broadens the mind: seeing new places and experiencing different customs add to the richness of our lives. However, one of the special elements that makes travelling on a superyacht a true journey is that it can offer its own cultural experience on the way. The Burgess charter vessels featured here are prime examples, from the eclectic collection of artefacts on Galileo G to the wealth of contemporary art on board Lady E . Of course, when so much attention is spent on a superyacht, it is no surprise that they can play the role of floating galleries. As Ron Valdez, co-owner of Hamilton-Selway Fine Art in Los Angeles and art director for Lady E , says: “When clients are investing such a large amount,…

LITTLE BLUE BOOK

FOLLOW THE ARTISTS’ FOOTSTEPS:

CHAGALL NICE Visit: Musée National Marc Chagall, 36 Ave Docteur Ménard, 06000 Eat: L’Ane Rouge, 7 Quai des Deux Emmanuels, 06300. Fabulous fresh fish is served at a restaurant that was once owned by Chagall’s red-headed mistress, Anne, and still bears the nickname (and the red ceramic donkey) he gave her. MATISSE VENCE Visit: La Chapelle du Rosaire (La Chapelle Matisse), 466 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06140 Eat: Côté Jardin, 10 Avenue Henri-Isnard, 06140. A hidden oasis in the centre of the town with excellent local cuisine and a private garden looking out towards Matisse’s Rosary Chapel. PICASSO ANTIBES Visit: Musée Picasso, Prom. Amiral de Grasse, 06600 Eat: Grill Eden Roc, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Boulevard J. F. Kennedy, 06601. Great grills and amazing views at this legendary hotel, the menu of which Picasso designed in 1955.…

FOLLOW THE ARTISTS’ FOOTSTEPS:

Like father, like daughter

Today, Azimut-Benetti is a household name in yachting circles. While Azimut is known for its distinctive sporty style, Benetti has become synonymous with its larger bespoke yachts, and the behemoth Italian shipyard continually ranks on the Global Order Book as top builder by length. Quite amazing to think, then, that the company’s founder, Paolo Vitelli, was just 21 years old when he launched Azimut Yachts Srl in 1969. Perhaps it’s not all that surprising though, given he was first engineering ingenious new models at the tender age of six. “When I was a small child I played with a three-horsepower marine engine instead of playing in the sand on the beach; when I was six I got a tender and I invented a mast for it with a piece of sail,”…

Like father, like daughter

The natural selection

“I am a child of postmodernism but I’m also Belgian, and I don’t think we are very colourful people” From where Vincent Van Duysen and I are sitting, in a peaceful room overlooking a palm tree, you wouldn’t guess we are right in the epicentre of the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, above the stand he designed for Molteni&C Dada. In the middle of trade-show frenzy (there is an hour-long queue to access the Molteni&C space alone), the Belgian designer and architect of the moment has managed to create an oasis of calm for the brand he has been at the creative helm of since 2016. “It’s all about this serene beauty that I want to create in all my projects – just to try to calm down the senses,”…

The natural selection

Ruinart’s room service

Fashion designer Jonathan Anderson (who as well as heading up his own successful label, JW Anderson, is also the creative director of LVMH-owned Spanish brand Loewe) was tapped by Ruinart to create a one-room pop-up hotel in London’s Notting Hill. Named after the year the champagne house was founded, Hotel 1729 will be open for 10 nights from 4 to 14 July. Guests checking in for the night will be able to invite up to seven friends to join them for a special dining experience. From £1,200 per night, clos19.com…

Admire the view

As anyone who has visited that masterpiece of maritime engineering that is Greece’s Corinth Canal will know, it can be crossed by either a motorway, a smaller road or a railway line. So when Land Rover invited me to travel from one side to the other in its new Range Rover Evoque, I wrongly assumed that it would be via options one or two. Driving the Evoque along a rickety track suspended high above the water was one of the manufacturer’s ways of demonstrating not just the car’s rough-road capabilities, but also some of its impressive new technologies. Among those is ClearSight Ground View, the world’s first under-vehicle camera system that projects a 180-degree view to help negotiate everything from tight parking spots to rock-strewn tracks. It might sound gimmicky but,…

Admire the view

Everything but the kitchen sink

Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano dates back to 1946 but it is only now, back under the ownership of its founding family, that it is on the verge of becoming one of the world’s best-known luxury luggage brands. Its hero piece is the aluminium Bank suitcase, the brainchild of Marc Sadler, an Austrian-born designer who has worked with some of the greatest Italian furniture brands, from Boffi to Cassina. The original Bank design has spawned a variety of pieces, including a lightweight polycarbonate range. Perhaps the most extraordinary is the Cookstation, launched at this year’s Salone del Mobile. As the name suggests, it includes cutlery, a hob and a refrigerator for chefs on the move. fpm.it…

Everything but the kitchen sink

Artistic allies

Lily Gabriella Raised between her native Brazil and Monaco, Lily Gabriella Elia was exposed to beautiful jewels in her childhood, courtesy of the impressive collection belonging to her grandmother, the philanthropist Lily Safra. After training at the Gemological Institute of America and working at Christie’s Geneva, she created her own collection with Sotheby’s Diamonds, inspired by her favourite art. Named “An Ode to Yellow”, each piece in the range is conceived around rare yellow diamonds of different shapes and sizes, often with colourful gemstones. When designing them, she looked at references ranging from Jean Nouvel’s building for the Louvre Abu Dhabi to the work of Anish Kapoor and the abstract paintings of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (above and left). lilygabriella.com Tasaki It was Dreamers Awake, a show dedicated to female surrealist artists…

Artistic allies

The Black Diamond was designed by American furniture designer Dakota Jackson with Chinese pianist Lang Lang, marking the first time Steinway & Sons has collaborated with a performer Steinway’s SPIRIO | r technology enables players to record and edit their performance in high-res audio on a complimentary iPad Pro An S-shaped top stick (for “Steinway”) holds the lid up Only eight examples of the concert grand Model D (pictured) and 88 examples of grand piano Model B are available The Model D has a distinctive Macassar ebony finish and diamond-shaped metallic stilettos on the legs SPECS Model D-274 Length 274cm Width 156cm Weight 480kg…

From my portfolio

"The brief for Elandess was to create a family-focused yacht. The client and his family, including children and grandchildren, often travel together and it was important that the boat catered to adults as well as youngsters, with spaces for each generation to relax and enjoy themselves. We are particularly proud of the Neptune lounge. It’s the most striking room on board, with the most amazing underwater view and soft amphitheatre-style seating. Naturally it’s very popular with the kids so we wanted to ensure they were catered for. We chose fabrics and carpets that can easily be cleaned and are cosy to lie on and we added lots of large floor cushions. At the bridge aft there is the upper saloon, which functions well as a family area. We chose a nautical New…

From my portfolio

Inspired by Elandess

The striking Lounge Moderne chair, with its woven cane seat and back rest, added New England style to the upper saloon. £5,450, ralphlaurenhome.com The Fauna-Raven chenille in the Neptune lounge is suitable for outdoors too. £149 per metre, extex.co.uk The Ottoman stripe in the upper saloon comes in seven colourways. £240 per metre, homefabrics hermes.dedar.com The dining chairs used on the decks are handily stackable. £1,500, summit furniture.com This stylish side Lens table, added to the upper saloon, will brighten up any environment. POA, hollyhunt.com…

Inspired by Elandess

Clear-cut credentials

Crystal Caviar needs no introduction – its unique glass creations, from sculptures to chandeliers, glass walls, lamps and tiles, can now be found on 40 per cent of the world’s largest superyachts, from Sailing Yacht A to Dilbar and Al Mirqab. The Czech company has also collaborated with other luxury brands on one-of-a-kind pieces – take the recent collaboration with Thomas Mercer to create a marine chronometer made of blue topaz Bohemian crystal. Perhaps Crystal Caviar’s most forward-thinking approach, however, is in sustainability. Its founder and owner, Marek Landa, has a Master’s degree in environmental resources, science and sustainability, and environmentally responsible practices are at the heart of the production process. This means using less energy and water in the creation of each piece, as well as recycling packaging materials and…

Clear-cut credentials

Vespa goes electric

Enrico Piaggio’s post-war dream to produce cheap transport for the masses resulted in one of the most famous powered two-wheelers of all time – the Vespa scooter, which he named after the machine’s narrow, “wasp-waisted” appearance. But now the wasp has lost its buzz with the arrival of a fully electric version that promises silent, pollution-free running. The Vespa Elettrica offers a 100-kilometre range on a four-hour battery charge, can reach speeds of up to 50km/h and even has a multimedia system that pairs with a smartphone and Bluetooth headset, displaying information on a 4.3-inch screen. £6,249, elettrica.vespa.com…

Vespa goes electric

I love the idea of working on a boat; it’s so technical,” says Pablo Reinoso. For those familiar with the work of the Argentine-French artist and designer this may come as a surprise, as the large-scale “spaghetti” sculptures in wood and steel for which he is best known are not exactly conducive to life on board. But he has the perfect solution: carbon fibre. “If price is not a problem then it’s fantastic because it’s very strong. I’d try to understand the boat, and how people live on board and be inspired by that. It would be more than decoration.” Reinoso is no stranger to carbon fibre, having worked briefly on Formula One cars before turning his attention to projects including the French League Cup football trophy and perfume bottles for…

Diptyque’s latest fragrance is inspired by Greek mythology and the ultimate summer love story: the tale of god Hades and nymph Minthe. They fell in love while Hades’s wife Persephone spent the warm months away from the underworld where they all lived, but they were discovered when winter came. To protect his lover from his spouse’s rage, Hades turned Minthe into a delicate stem of mint. To bottle this legendary romance, creative director Myriam Badault and perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin combined the freshness of mint with notes of geranium and patchouli. Is there a more fitting scent to wear this summer? Eau de Minthé eau de parfum, £120, diptyqueparis.com…

Watch this Mega star

Any number of luxury watch brands include sailing models in their line-ups but few, with the notable exception of Breguet, boast such a long and distinguished maritime history as Ulysse Nardin. The latter set out to specialise in seagoing chronometers virtually from the day it was founded in 1846. There’s a certain irony in this success in as much as the nearest body of navigable water to its Swiss HQ in the Jura mountain city of Le Locle is Lake Neuchâtel, where even the most hopeless sailor would struggle to get lost. Although the company thrived on supplying commercial ships and even entire navies into the second half of the 20th century, the arrival of quartz timing mechanisms made mechanical chronometers professionally redundant almost overnight. Ulysse Nardin could have sunk without trace,…

Watch this Mega star

The sun was slipping behind the horizon on a February evening in Florida, but no one was in a hurry to leave the deck of a docked yacht named Baca , where excellent wine was being poured into tall glasses. Barefoot and elegant in a yellow dress and long, white scarf casually wrapped around her neck, Kathryn Hall moved between guests and chatted with each of them with the ease of a diplomat and the generosity of a friend. The former US ambassador to Austria, accompanied by her daughter Jennifer Brown, the director of wine brand Baca, was unveiling a new Zinfandel from their Californian winery on board the family’s new yacht in Fort Lauderdale. “As a kid, I used to like sailing out in the San Francisco Bay. And as a California…

CHAUFFEUR OR CHEF? A chef. Great food, like great wine, is an art SPEED OR STYLE? Style. I like going fast, but style lingers FAVOURITE BEACH? Saint-Tropez – not because it’s the sandiest or the softest but it’s the most fun for me FIRST THING YOU PACK? My make-up IDEA OF LUXURY? The essence of luxury is the unexpected – the surprise that takes your breath away HOW MANY WATCHES? I have three – two with lots of fancy stones, but the one I wear daily is my Apple Watch FIRST BOATING MEMORY? Sitting with my husband on our first boat, having wonderful conversations about life FAVOURITE CAR? A Porsche Carrera. It has a responsive and precise engine – so it’s very fun to drive…

My Life in Boats

I have been sailing since I was a kid, but my first big boat was a 1926, 20-metre classic motor yacht. At the time I had a bar and restaurant business, but I left it all behind to live on my boat in the Med for three years. I am a mechanic by education, so I made my money working on boats. It was the best time. I started out chartering my classic boat for river cruises and eventually expanded to five boats and 40 employees. My first superyacht was the 38-metre Jaguar . When the boat was completed, I asked Anne Stellinga, a Dutch broker who worked for Camper & Nicholsons, to take a look. I got a 20-page list of changes! But I made them all and in the end…

My Life in Boats

Members’ Logbook

Paul Goldstein Yacht: La Cima III Length: 35.3m Year: 2010 Location: Naples How’s the boat looking ahead of the season? Great. She has been repainted, and we have also upgraded the external lighting. The navigation equipment was totally overhauled and next winter we have plans to do some more upgrading and refitting. We’ve also got our Everglades centre console back – finally. Her three Suzuki 300hp outboards were stolen when she was in winter storage in 2017 and it took 18 months to get it back. It’s got some nice new 350hp Mercury engines on it now, with new controls, and she’s an absolute flying machine and excellent in a choppy sea. She’s raring to go You have moved cruising areas. What prompted that decision? I have cruised Croatia and Montenegro for years and it’s…

Members’ Logbook

Lippy from the Liffey

We had a bit of drama in Saint-Tropez over Easter. We got Blush back from the Caribbean and I had been looking forward to spending time on board in some nice South of France weather. But, of course, that was not to be – and the wind starting gusting to 50 knots. A number of boats around us were having trouble and we watched as a few smaller ones ended up on the shore. And then our anchor chain snapped! We only realised when we noticed the boat moving. Luckily, we got the second hook down in time before we ended up like those smaller boats, but it was close. We could easily have been on the rocks. Thank God it happened during the day when all the crew were on…

Lippy from the Liffey

And the winners are...

The World Superyacht Awards are unique in that they are judged by a dedicated team of current and former superyacht owners. The judges travel all over the world to visit the nominated yachts, and use their knowledge and expertise to make informed judgements about each entrant. Personal inspections are supplemented by detailed dossiers on each nominee, which include photos, video, specifications, layouts and statements from the owner, designers and shipyard. Voting is done by secret ballot after detailed discussions on each nominated yacht. SAILING YACHT OF THE YEAR “I’m very proud that the professional and expert community, under the authority of BOAT International, recognised our work. I built Black Pearl to indulge my passions for sailing and for the protection of the oceans and at the same time to demonstrate the forward…

And the winners are...

Taming the Dragon

They say time is the one thing you can’t buy, but there are exceptions to every rule. When a client from the Middle East came looking for a new superyacht in the 77- to 80-metre range, it was an opportunity that Palumbo Superyachts was keen to secure despite the challenges – the most significant of which was the time frame. “The build time was an issue for the client and was one of the key factors to securing the contract. They didn’t want to wait four years for a new boat,” explains Francesco Carbone, general manager and sales director at Palumbo Superyachts. Fortunately, the shipyard had a trick up its sleeve in the form of a started-on-spec 65 metre, penned by Sergio Cutolo and his team at Hydro Tec for its…

Taming the Dragon

The golden ratio

When Dragon was commissioned, so too was a custom 9.5-metre limo tender, designed by Hydro Tec and built within Extra Yachts’ facilities, one of the four brands under the Palumbo Superyachts banner, together with Columbus Yachts, ISA Yachts and Mondomarine. Custom tenders that resemble the mothership are nothing new. In fact, the Italian studio had designed a tender for an earlier project, the 40-metre Stella di Mare. However, Dragon is double the length — the longer the yacht, the more challenging to achieve similarity between the mothership and tender, as principal designer Sergio Cutolo explains. “This is especially the case when you are working on an almost one-to-10 scale ratio,” he says. “When we were working on the 40 metre, it was easier to achieve a design that worked for…

The golden ratio

LOA 79.9m LWL 69.47m Beam 12.8m Draught (full load) 3.65m Gross tonnage (approx.) 2,300GT Engines 2 x 2,240kW MTU 16V 4000 M63L Speed max/cruise 17/12 knots Range at 12 knots 6,200nm Generators 2 x 360kW, 1 x 250kW Fuel capacity 219,000 litres Freshwater capacity 53,000 litres Tenders 1 x Novurania Equator 500 1 x custom Columbus Yachts 9.5m limo tender Owners/guests 12 Crew/staff 19 Construction Steel hull and aluminium superstructure Classification ABS @ A1 @ Commercial Yachting Service / @ AMS @ ACCU Naval architecture Hydro Tec; Palumbo Shipyards Exterior styling Hydro Tec; Palumbo Shipyards Interior design Guida Design Builder/year Palumbo Superyachts/2019 Ancona, Italy t: +39 071 502191 e: info@columbusyachts.it w: columbusyachts.it…

Brooks Smith is a tournament fisherman so passionate about the sport that he keeps fishing boats in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. His custom boats – all called Uno Mas – are usually towards the top of the leaderboards at major billfish tournaments. Smith has strong opinions about sportfishing boats: that they should be cold-moulded wood and shouldn’t be too big; 21 metres is about the largest he believes can be nimble enough to catch a very large fish. The problem is that accommodation on that size of sportfishing boat is limited, so he and his wife, Maria, are relegated to shoreside hotels or villas for tournaments. “In 2012 I realised the thing that would suit me was to have a mothership large enough to live on and with enough…

LOA 55m LWL 48.5m Beam 9.6m Draught (full load) 3.17m Gross tonnage 740GT Engines 2 x MTU 8V 4000 M63 Speed max/cruise 15.5/13 knots Range at 13 knots 4,500nm Generators 2 x Zenoro 175kW 1 x Zenoro 80kW Fuel capacity 100,000 litres Freshwater capacity 24,000 litres Tender 1 x 6.2m Pascoe 1 x rescue boat Owners/guests 12 Crew 13 Construction Steel hull; aluminium superstructure Classification Lloyd’s ✠ 100A1 SSC YACHT G6 [ ✠ ] LMC, UMS LY3 IMO Tier III Naval architecture Van Oossanen Naval Architects/Heesen Yachts Exterior styling Omega Architects Interior design BE Design Builder/year Heesen Yachts/2019 Oss, the Netherlands t: +31 412 66 55 44 e: welcome@heesenyachts.com w: heesenyachts.com…

“I think a lot of clients would be surprised by my home”

Looking out of Pascale Reymond and Andrew Langton’s home, at the spectacular church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli below, it’s hard to believe that this incredible property in the heart of historic Venice was not the result of years of research – rather, a triumph of online shopping. “I surfed and surfed to find the perfect place,” enthuses Reymond, who co-founded yacht design studio Reymond Langton with partner Andrew back in 2001. “In the end I think the agent was a bit annoyed that I found it online – this little jewel was very discreetly advertised. But then I have a place on the coast in Brittany that I bought without even seeing, so…” In fact, the couple already had a modest apartment on the waterfront in Cannaregio nearby, along with homes…

“I think a lot of clients would be surprised by my home”

THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL

“We wanted to give it some modernity, but equally not go too far. It couldn’t be too polarising; it had to be a handsome vessel – Dutch style, true to its looks” ick Mulder can’t keep his eyes off her. As we round the windmill-crowned headland into the bay off Portals, Mallorca, his attention is fully occupied by the elegant yacht in front of us. Further conversation is useless, at least for a moment or two. The Williams Jet Tender slows to a purr as we circle round to the stern of Calypso , the 36 metre at anchor in the swell. And really, it’s no wonder. Nick is the youthful element of the father-and-son team driving Mulder Shipyard, which built the yacht. And today is the first time he’s seen her at…

THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL

LOA 36.05m LWL 34.8m Beam 8m Draught (full load) 2.05m Gross tonnage 298GT Engines 2 x 1,136hp Caterpillar C18 SWAC ACERT Speed max/cruise 17/15 knots Range at 10 knots 3,300nm Generators 2 x Zenoro 80ekW Fuel capacity 28,700 litres Freshwater capacity 5,700 litres Tender 1 x 6.32m Williams Dieseljet 625 Owners/guests 10 Crew 6 Construction Aluminium hull and superstructure Classification ABS ✠ A1 (Commercial Yachting Service 12, +AMS) + MCA LY3 Naval architecture Van Oossanen Exterior styling Claydon Reeves Interior design Vickers Studio Builder/year Mulder Shipyard/2019 Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands t: +31 (0) 71 561 23 25 e: info@muldershipyard.nl w: muldershipyard.nl…

When Benetti launched a family of 50-metre yachts built with a fibreglass hull and aluminium superstructure, the builder’s goal was to offer owners the utmost flexibility in terms of design and layout in a compressed delivery time. Project Blake and its “Dolce Vita with a contemporary twist” interior by Bannenberg & Rowell exemplifies this goal – and continues an illustrious design partnership. Like Vica and Zazou , her predecessors in Benetti’s FB800 series, Project Blake features an exterior by Benetti with forward thrusting lines that mask the verticality of multiple floor-to-ceiling windows. They also share the same pre-engineered platform. Ferdinando Pilli, Benetti’s custom engineering manager, explains why the Italian shipyard is moving its production in the 40-metre-plus range towards pre-engineered platforms. “Using a platform brings advantages both to the shipyard and the…

HOW TO DESIGN A MARKETABLE INTERIOR

Project Blake’s interiors were designed for an on-spec build, but lessons learned from this interior can be applied to yachts that will be chartering too. Here are some pointers inspired by Bannenberg & Rowell on designing for broad appeal: Keep it simple: neutral base tones will never tire and it’s easy to spike them with dashes of colour in accessories. Keep it natural: organic materials such as wood, leather and stone will never lose their appeal. Keep it loose: unfixed furniture by top brands will always be au courant. But if new owners should decide that something isn’t to their taste, it’s easy to swap it out. Be touchy: when it comes time to liven up surfaces, prefer texture to pattern. It will appeal both to the eye and to the touch and it…

LOA 49.8m LWL 41.2m Beam 9.26m Draught (full load) 2.7m Gross tonnage 499GT Engines 2 x 1,600hp Caterpillar C32 ACERT Speed max/cruise 15.5/14 knots Range at 11 knots 4,000nm Generators 1 x Caterpillar 125kW 1 x Caterpillar 143kW Fuel capacity 55,000 litres Freshwater capacity 11,000 litres Tender 1 x 6.3m Castoldi Jet Tender Owners/guests 12 Crew 8 Construction Composite hull and aluminium superstructure Classification ABS ✠ A1 (E) Commercial Yachting Service, ✠ AMS Naval architecture Azimut Benetti Spa – Benetti Technical Department Exterior styling Benetti Interior design Bannenberg & Rowell Design Builder/year Benetti/2018 Viareggio, Italy t: +39 0584 3821 e: info@benettiyachts.it w: benettiyachts.it…

The land of Green & Blue

“It’s unique: the intense green of the jungle, which rises over 150 metres, and the aquamarine of the lagoon contrasting with the lighter reef” The day is breaking over the ocean horizon and a kaleidoscope of colours, from burnt orange to rose pink, glow in the smattering of cotton wool clouds. My kayak paddle splashes through the tranquil water as I navigate towards a pristine atoll, home to a tuft of emerald forest and a pale sand beach where the sole inhabitants are scuttling hermit crabs. As the sun warms my back, I have the stark realisation that if I were presented with a map I would have no idea where to mark myself in the blue expanse of the South China Sea. To be fair to my geographical skills, it’s safe…

The land of Green & Blue

Singapore stop-off

Dock Home to the annual Singapore Yacht Show, ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove accommodates yachts up to 60m or Marina at Keppel Bay has berths for up to 180m. When talking about environmentally conscious development it is easy to focus on new builds, such as the Bawah Reserve, but restoration can be equally important. Set in a row of striking “shophouses” built in 1929 in Singapore’s Chinatown, the Six Senses Maxwell, which opened in December, is an admirable demonstration of the importance of renovation. Behind its traditional art deco façade, complete with the original lion-head rain spouts, lies a sumptuous interior with hand-woven silk rugs, hardwood floors and burgundy velvet upholstery. Once 14 houses, it has been transformed into 138 guest rooms and suites without changing the existing structure of the building. Instead, French…

Singapore stop-off

An endless depth of crystal-clear water lies beneath me, the westerly breeze and warming sun feel almost meditative, and in the distance a humpback whale calf breaches, its flukes rising high into the air before it submerges once again. I’m sitting on a surfboard on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Waiting for a wave has never been this enchanting. The ocean and the archipelago of Hawaii are inextricably linked. The first settlers are thought to have travelled more than 2,000 nautical miles from the Marquesas Islands in hand-carved canoes to discover its volcanic shores. And it was these settlers who fashioned the first hardwood surfboards that were documented by the Royal Navy's Lieutenant James King in 1779 (the earliest written account of surfing). Two hundred and forty years later its…

Home away from home

The Lanesborough Club & Spa offers access to internationally recognised experts in fitness, beauty and wellness Perfectly positioned between Knightsbridge and Mayfair, The Lanesborough has been a prestigious London landmark since James Lane, second and last Viscount Lanesborough, built Lanesborough House in 1719. Following its conversion in 1991, and a comprehensive refurbishment in 2015, the once-private Regency residence has strived to create a home away from home for the most discerning guests with its 93 rooms and suites – and this ethos is what continues to attract A-listers, from Madonna and Joan Collins to Arnold Schwarzenegger, today. All of The Lanesborough’s suites have been designed with luxurious interiors and responsive technology, including in-room tablets and powerful Wi-Fi. The hotel is the only one in London to offer a round-the-clock butler service to…

Home away from home

THE BODYHOLIDAY, ST LUCIA Hunky “bodyguards” push you to your limit during beach bootcamp sessions and the yoga teacher is akin to a contortionist, but it’s never far from cocktail o’clock at this fitness hideaway (above). Olympians, Strictly Come Dancing judges and Victoria’s Secret models have all bought into the ideology that mixes exercise, sunshine and fun in equal measure. thebodyholiday.com AMANERA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Golfers already flock to its dramatic cliffside championship course but the contemporary resort (right), suspended above the Playa Grande beach, now has a surfing programme to zip you back into shape. It features 2.5 hours of private tuition, beachside yoga targeting the lower back muscles and guided meditation. aman.com HEALTHOUSE LAS DUNAS, SPAIN 38 DEGREES NORTH, SPAIN Hone your beach body at this Andalusian haven (below), where wealthy millennials check in to…

What is it : This 90-metre – and secretive – yacht delivered in 2016 was the third Benetti to be given the Lionheart name. Why we love it: The very opposite of bashful, the design takes full advantage of its 14.4-metre beam to create luxurious spaces both inside and out. Design genius : It’s no mean feat to disguise a gross volume approaching 3,000GT, and while from this angle the yacht appears to tower over the water like a monolith, Lionheart is a symphony of sinuous lines that conceals her girth and decks. Perfect for: Hiding in plain sight…

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